#H2020TransportInfo WP 2017 Call: Automated Road Transport (ART) 3 topics
Connected and Automated Driving EC initiatives
Call on "Automated Road Transport" Key priority in the H2020 Transport Research programme Indicative budget for 2 years : 114 Mio 2016: 64 Mio (4 topics) 2017: 50 Mio (3 topics) Focus of the Call Support the short term introduction of automated driving systems for passenger cars, trucks and urban transport "Large-scale Demonstration Projects" to test technologies in complex traffic and driving conditions
Detect vehicle location and environment Vehicle-driver interface R&I priorities User and social acceptance Priorities for 2017 Call Connectivity for advanced level of automation Safe AD systems in complex traffic situations Automation Pilots Road infrastructure
Topic Title Action type ART-02 Automation pilots for passenger cars Stages Budget (EUR Mio) 2016 2017 ART-04 ART-05 ART-06 ART-01 Safety and end-user acceptance aspects of road automation in the transition period Road infrastructure to support the transition to automation and the coexistence of conventional and automated vehicles on the same network Coordination of activities in support of road automation ICT infrastructure to enable the transition towards road transport automation 48 R 20 Jan '16: Stage I 29 Sep'16: Stage II R 13 26 Jan '16 CSA 1 3 ART-03 ART-07 Multi-Brand platooning in real traffic conditions Full-scale demonstration of urban road transport automation CSA = Coordination and Support Action; IA = Innovation Action; RIA = Research and Innovation Action 50
Topic ART-06-2016 (CSA) CARTRE - Coordination of activities in support of road automation Objectives: To actively support demonstration pilots carried out at National and European levels To setup a platform for sharing and re-using data and experiences from different ART projects To establish a joint stakeholders forum in order to: coordinate and harmonize ART approaches at European (e.g. strategic alignment of national action plans for automated driving) and international level (in particular with the US and Japan) To create a solid knowledge base of all European activities To work on future visions, potential impacts and research gaps Start: October 2016 (24 months) Budget: EUR 3 Mio
Call "Automated Road Transport" topics and budget Topic Title Action type ART-02 Automation pilots for passenger cars Stages Budget (EUR Mio) 2016 2017 ART-04 Safety and end-user acceptance aspects of road automation in the transition period R 48 ART-05 Road infrastructure to support the transition to automation and the coexistence of conventional and automated vehicles on the same network R 13 ART-06 Coordination of activities in support of road automation CSA 1 3 ART-01 ICT infrastructure to enable the transition towards road transport automation ART-03 Multi-Brand platooning in real traffic conditions 50 ART-07 Full-scale demonstration of urban road transport automation
(1) Topic ART-01-2017 (IA) ICT infrastructure to enable the transition towards road transport automation Challenge: Addressing the issue of connectivity required for advanced level of automation and the architecture of ICT- Infrastructure Scope: Development, testing and real-life validation of ICT infrastructure architectures; Integrating ICT technologies, systems and functions to enable the transition towards road vehicle automation Expected impact: To contribute to knowledge of required ICT-infrastructure architectures To provide input feeding into standardisation Estimated EC contrib. per proposal: EUR 5-15 Mio
(2) Topic ART-03-2017 (IA) Multi-Brand platooning in real traffic conditions Challenge: to foster Europe-wide deployment of platooning in real-life, mixed-traffic conditions of heavy duty vehicles Scope: to develop, test and validate platooning concepts, technologies and functionalities on a real (preferably crosscountry) corridor Expected impact To demonstrate feasibility and reliability of multi-brand platooning systems To contribute to increase sustainability of transport system Estimated EC contrib. per proposal: EUR 15-20 Mio
(3) Topic ART-07-2017 (IA) Full-scale demonstration of urban road transport automation Challenge: Proving reliability, safety, robustness of fully automated road transport in complex scenarios in urban areas Scope: To demonstrate fully automated vehicles in urban areas in full-scale tests at Pan-European level Fully integrated into existing public transport systems To be tested in urban/suburban areas in complex traffic scenarios To assess user acceptance and effects on transport demand and modal transfer Expected impact: To contribute to the development of modern, more efficient urban transport systems with reduced impacts on climate change, air pollution, noise, health, accidents Estimated EC contrib. per proposal: EUR 10-15 Mio SMEs participation & Int. Cooperation encouraged; twinning with projects funded by US DOT foreseen